Adrian Boult's 1952 Decca recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams' A London Symphony remained the standard version until 1971, when he revisited it with the London Philharmonic Orchestra on EMI; it is this latter rendition that has been a mainstay of the catalog, while the earlier mono recording has been relegated to sporadic reissues on small labels. Even so, this performance, along with the 1975 reading of the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, is a classic in its own right, against which other performances are often ...
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Adrian Boult's 1952 Decca recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams' A London Symphony remained the standard version until 1971, when he revisited it with the London Philharmonic Orchestra on EMI; it is this latter rendition that has been a mainstay of the catalog, while the earlier mono recording has been relegated to sporadic reissues on small labels. Even so, this performance, along with the 1975 reading of the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, is a classic in its own right, against which other performances are often measured, for Boult's sympathetic understanding of Vaughan Williams' music, character, and culture is perhaps unmatchable; even though other conductors have turned in exceptional performances of this evocative pre-World War I work, they have still generally followed Boult's lead. Of course, this is the finalized edition of the work, which was published in 1936 by Eulenburg, to be distinguished from the original 1913 version that Richard Hickox brilliantly recorded with the London Symphony...
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Add this copy of Symphony 2 "London" / Tallis Variations to cart. $8.25, like new condition, Sold by ARI Garage Sales rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Orlando, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by EMI Classics.
